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Ch.7 History Vocab.

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Commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War (never had more than 17,000 troops under him) and the first president of the United States George Wahington
A professional soldier hired to fight for a foreign country mercenary
An overall plan of action strategy
A prearranged meeting; often an assembly point for troops rendezvous
A series of conflicts that ended in victory for the Continental Army, and a Revolutionary War turning point Battles of Saratoga
A country that agrees to help another country achieve a common goal ally
A French nobleman who believed in the American cause and served as a commander under Washington becoming a hero in both the United States and in France Marquis de Lafayette
A long steel knife attached to the end of a gun for hand-to-hand combat bayonet
to abandon military duty without intending to return desert
A privately owned ship that has governmental permission to attack an enemy's merchant ships privateer
An African American who fought for independence James Forten
Continental Naval officer who patrolled the English coast as commander of the Bonhomme Richard and won the most famous sea battle of the Revolutionary War against the British warship Serapis John Paul Jones
British general who fought in the South during the REvolutionary War and who surrendered 8,000 troops that were trapped near Yorktown in 1781 Lord Cornwallis
Soldiers who weaken the enemy with surprise raids and hit-and-run attacks guerillas
A person morally opposed to war pacifist
The last major battle of the Revolutionary War which resulted in the surrender of the British forces in 1781 Battle of Yorktown
The treaty that ended the Revolutionary War, confirmed the independence of the U.S., and set its boundaries Treaty of Paris of 1783
The belief in a government in which decisions are made by elected or appointed officials and that the people should rule republicanism
In 1781 she helped end slavery in Massachusetts by suing for her freedom in court and winning Elizabeth Freeman
Preacher who helped start the Free African Society; founded the first African MEthodist Episcopal Church Richard Allen
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